OREANDA-NEWS. Toyota Motor North America, Inc. announced executive changes across Toyota’s North and South American affiliate companies, which are effective as of April 1.

These executive appointments are intended to give greater autonomy and more local control to regional executives and managers so they can provide superior customer-focused products and services.  The moves also advance Toyota’s efforts to integrate top regional talent into its global leadership team in order to best meet the needs of customers around the world.

Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), said of the announcement: “These changes will help us to achieve sustainable growth and realize our Global Vision by giving more responsibility to each region, including our North and South American operations, so that they may develop and deliver ever better products and offer the best service to our customers.